Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: The Age of Industrialisation
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. When did Britain's industrialisation begin? [1]
(A) The mid-18th century
(B) The 20th century
(C) Ancient times
(D) The 21st century
2. What was a key invention of industrialisation? [1]
(A) The spinning jenny
(B) The internet
(C) The automobile
(D) The telephone
3. What did these inventions do to production? [1]
(A) Increased output and reduced manual labour
(B) Decreased output
(C) Had no effect
(D) Only benefited farmers
4. What did industrialisation cause in cities? [1]
(A) Rapid urbanisation
(B) Rural depopulation with no urban growth
(C) No change in population
(D) Decline of all cities
5. What were urban living conditions often like? [1]
(A) Crowded and unsanitary
(B) Spacious and clean
(C) Ideal for all workers
(D) Rural and quiet
6. Who was often employed in factories? [1]
(A) Women and children, along with men
(B) Only adult men
(C) Only children, exclusively
(D) No one was employed
7. What did poor factory conditions eventually lead to? [1]
(A) Labour reform movements
(B) No change at all
(C) Increased factory hours
(D) Reduced wages further
8. What advantage did industrialisation give Britain? [1]
(A) Economic and military advantages, aiding colonial expansion
(B) No advantages at all
(C) Only cultural advantages
(D) Weakened its global position
9. What did colonial policies encourage India to export? [1]
(A) Raw materials like cotton and jute
(B) Only finished manufactured goods
(C) Nothing was exported
(D) Only luxury items
10. What did colonial policies encourage India to import? [1]
(A) British manufactured goods
(B) Only raw materials
(C) Nothing was imported
(D) Only luxury items
11. Where were early Indian textile mills established? [1]
(A) Bombay and Ahmedabad
(B) Only in Britain
(C) Only in Delhi
(D) Only in the Himalayas
12. Where did jute mills develop? [1]
(A) Bengal
(B) Only Bombay
(C) Only Punjab
(D) Only Rajasthan
13. Who was a notable Indian industrialist? [1]
(A) Jamsetji Tata
(B) Robert Clive
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Warren Hastings
14. What industry did Tata invest in? [1]
(A) Steel
(B) Only textiles
(C) Only jute
(D) Only agriculture
15. What challenge did Indian industries face? [1]
(A) Competition from established British industries
(B) No competition at all
(C) Excessive government support
(D) Unlimited resources with no constraints
16. What was often neglected in colonial Indian factories? [1]
(A) Workers' welfare, wages and conditions
(B) Production output
(C) Profit for owners
(D) Foreign trade